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Iran shoots down US fighter jet, puts bounty on pilots — as rescue mission launched

An American pilot was rescued in a daring operation by US special forces Friday after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet — and placed a bounty on the crew. A second fighter pilot was still missing…

Published April 3, 2026, 7:03 PM
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Iran shoots down US fighter jet, puts bounty on pilots — as rescue mission launched

An American pilot was rescued in a daring operation by US special forces Friday after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet — and placed a bounty on the crew.

A second fighter pilot was still missing.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed “newly developed and advanced air defenses” had downed the jet, which was “completely destroyed and crashed,” Tehran’s Press TV reported.

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